FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - August 2002 p.15
| Area: | 1 247 000 sq km |
| Climate: | Coastal desert, south-west semi-arid, rest tropical wet-dry. Rainy season: September-May |
| Population: | 14.90 million (2002 estimate), G.N.P. per caput US$290 (2000) |
| Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; infrastructure devastated by prolonged civil strife |
| Logistics: | Inadequate port, rail and road facilities |
| Major foodcrops: | Roots, tubers, maize, plantains |
| Marketing year: | April/March; Lean season: January-April |
| Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 35 percent |
An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission in May/June 2002 estimated the 2002 cereal harvest at 549 000 tonnes, slightly down on last year. Cassava production was estimated 7 percent higher at 5 620 000 tonnes. The cease-fire agreement signed in April between the UNITA and the Angolan Government came too late to make a significant difference to the area planted to foodcrops, which however increased by 6 percent from the previous year. The country was spared by the drought which affected much of southern Africa in the 2001/02 cropping season, although rains were uneven and late and yields of all crops generally below potential. Cereal import requirements for 2002/03 are estimated at 725 000 tonnes, of which 504 000 tonnes are expected as commercial imports and 221 000 tonnes as emergency food aid.
The number of people in urgent need of food assistance is estimated at 1.42 million. WFP plans to assist 1.24 million people, including IDPs with insufficient or no access to land, the families of UNITA soldiers, the vulnerable population in previously inaccessible areas and refugees returning to Angola.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | 5 | 7 | 527 | 539 |
| Previous five years average imports | 264 | 104 | 181 | 549 |
| 2002/03 Domestic Availability | - | 3 | 546 | 549 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 4 | 546 | 550 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 3 | 546 | 549 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2002/03 Utilization | 280 | 160 | 834 | 1 274 |
| Food use | 280 | 160 | 725 | 1 165 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Non-food use | - | - | 109 | 109 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2002/03 Import Requirement | 280 | 157 | 288 | 725 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 280 | 157 | 67 | 504 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 221 | 221 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 21 | - | 67 | 88 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 62 | 62 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 19 | 11 | 49 | 78 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2002 Production as % of average: | 102 | |||
| 2002/03 Import requirement as % of average: | 132 |